Fancy French toast to tickle your taste buds in Edmonton

French toast is all about simple ingredients coming together in an elegant way to create a breakfast food that never disappoints. These spots have French toast dishes that range from classic to complicated but they all have one thing in common: delicious decadence.

While this spot is known primarily for their Eggs Benedict bagel combos, they do offer a simple but sweet French toast. It’s two slices of hala bread topped with real maple syrup and berries. It’s served with a side of fruit salad, so you can feel confident about your healthy, balanced breakfast.

This vegetarian restaurant serves up a special brunch, including banana coconut French toast. It comes with crème fraiche, cinnamon sugar and toasted coconut, for a tropical-tasting breakfast out of the ordinary.

Both kinds of French toast here are decadently sweet. There’s the apple pie French toast, comprised of cinnamon, apples, cream cheese, maple syrup and a poppy seed vanilla wash – not to mention whipped cream. Or, there’s Nutella French toast, made with the same poppy seed vanilla wash on the bread and topped with banana maple syrup.

Their French toast is a touch fancy, made with brioche instead of plain ol’ toast. This decadent dish comes topped with berry compote and whipped cream for a reasonable price. It’s not on their breakfast menu but is available on the brunch menu, served Saturdays and Sundays.

Savour your French toast while enjoying live music during the Sunday jazz brunch at this cute café. Their banana bread French toast is layered with fresh sliced bananas and topped with syrup. Brunch is also served on Saturdays, minus the live jazz music.

This place has a massive breakfast menu, but we recommend the French toast. It’s three slices of bread coated in their special
egg batter and grilled to perfection. You can opt for strawberries and whipped cream or raisin bread for an extra charge. It’s simple but delicious.

They are known for their elegant Sunday brunch in the Empire Ballroom but the Harvest Room also has an excellent breakfast menu. A standout item is their stuffed French toast – it’s made using brioche, mascarpone, blueberries, turkey sausage or bacon, vanilla whipped cream and warm maple syrup.

There are several tasty options for French toast here, including French toast topped with bananas and chocolate sauce, strawberries or mixed berries. But, to truly walk on the sweet side, go for the stuffed French toast – it’s full of your choice of peanut butter and bananas or Nutella and strawberries.

Sydnee Bryant is a writer with a coffee addiction and a weakness for cats. Formerly YP's Edmonton City Editor, Sydnee loves browsing farmers’ markets, trying new restaurants and shopping for the latest beauty trends. She avoids winter sports but embraces Edmonton’s many summer festivals.

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